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| Time: 18:23 EST/23:23 GMT | News Source: CNET | Posted By: Julien Jay | ||
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Despite heavy marketing and lucrative rebates being offered by retailers, early results indicate that sales of Windows XP are trailing Windows 98 but running ahead of Windows ME. Fewer than 300,000 boxed copies of the new operating system were sold in the first several days of its availability, according to preliminary figures from NPD Intelect, which has polled roughly 80 percent of its retailers and mail-order clients about XP. Although some poll respondents indicated that demand was "healthy," NPD asserts that the final tally of first-week sales will likely be 20 percent to 25 percent lower than what Microsoft saw with Windows 98. "Unless there are earth-shattering sales (from the other 20 percent of retailers), it looks like XP will be lower than Windows 98," said Steve Koenig, senior analyst at NPD. But, he added, "given the economic situation and the twitchiness of consumer confidence, I would say that the launch was a success." | ||
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| #1 By 992 (195.92.168.170) at 11/1/2001 6:46:00 PM |
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Yeah so......
When you get Win Xp you feel your playing with a simple kids toy not a professional operating system. You can't make someone learn something if they don't want. Also when you think about the price, if your system can take it, and most can now, Windows 2000 does most of the things XP at a low price. I also feel I can get on and do more in in 2000 than in XP pro. In my opinion Windows 2000 is simplier, but hey thats just my opinion. Windows 2000 rules OK |
| #2 By 61 (65.34.111.50) at 11/1/2001 9:01:26 PM |
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For all you, well, complete IDIOTS who are saying it's exactly the same as Win2k with a heavier system load, I suggest you check out,
http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/01/12/XPKernel/XPKernel.asp |
| #3 By 135 (208.50.201.48) at 11/2/2001 1:03:53 AM |
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#2. You do realize if you don't like the UI you can switch back to the Win2k UI with about 3 mouse clicks?
#10. I really remain unconvinced by that Infoworld article. There's not enough information provided to duplicate their results. |
| #4 By 116 (129.116.86.41) at 11/2/2001 8:49:42 AM |
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Check out http://counter.li.org/ . That shows how many linux users there are and machines created by the Linux community.
Using their numbers that they give that is less than 2% of the computer market. Linux numbers not mine. Infoworld is notorious for hating on MS. I don't believe this for a second and they didn't document how they came about their results. More FUD from infoworld. Recognize it for what it is Anti MS drivel. |
| #5 By 116 (66.68.170.138) at 11/2/2001 6:37:14 PM |
| I didn't say it was accurate. I said it was you guys numbers created by the linux community. For all I know you pulled the numbers out your rear. |
| #6 By 135 (208.50.201.48) at 11/2/2001 7:23:51 PM |
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As I recall the IDC numbers were somewhat fudged and based upon the number of Linux CD's shipped in Linksys network card boxes, etc.
Gartner came out with a more recent study this past spring that showed Linux shipments are less than 10% of the server market. This was based on actual survey's of data centers and what they were putting into production. Based on my experience, the Gartner survey is more realistic. There's no way Linux has anywhere close to 30% of the market. |
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